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Ring, Morgan.

So high a blood : the life of Margaret, Countess of Lennox / Morgan Ring. - London : Bloomsbury, 2017. - xvii, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Morgan Ring has revived the story of Lady Margaret Douglas to vivid and captivating effect. From a richly detailed backdrop of political and religious turbulence Margaret emerges, full of resilience, grace and intelligence. Drawing on previously unexamined archival sources, 'So High a Blood' presents a fascinating and authoritative portrait of a woman with the greatest of ambitions for her family, her faith and her countries.

ISBN: 9781408859667 (hbk.) : 25.00 1408859661 (hbk.) : 25.00

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lennox, Margaret Douglas, Countess of, 1515-1578.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 --Family.
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Countesses--Great Britain--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.
Biography.

LC Class. No.: DA335

Dewey Class. No.: 920 LEN